There are times when we are shy to express our love for fear of embarrassing the other person or embarrass ourselves hesitate to say "I love you" and try to communicate the idea in other words.

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There are times when we are shy to express our love for fear of embarrassing the other person or embarrass ourselves hesitate to say "I love you" and try to communicate the idea in other words.

We say, "Take care" "Do not drive fast," "Be good" "No fumes". But these really are different ways to say "I love you" "You're important to me" "I care what happens to you". We are sometimes very strange and yet because the feeling is real and the need to say is so strong we use other words and signs to say what we really mean. And many times the meaning is never communicated at all and the other person feels ignored and unloved. So we must LISTEN TO LOVE in the words that other people tell us. Sometimes the explicit words are necessary, but more often the way of saying things is even more important.

A nickname that is lovingly spoken carries a lot of affection and love. An impulsive kiss, hug or saying "I LOVE YOU" even though the words say something different. Any expression of a person's concern for another says "I love you". Sometimes the expression is vulgar sometimes even cruel. Sometimes we must look and listen very carefully to the love they contain. But very often it is there under the surface. A mother may nag her son constantly about his grades or for not cleaning his room. The son may hear only the nagging, but if you listen carefully you will hear the love underneath the nagging. His mother wants him to do the right thing to be successful.

A daughter returns home late and is confronted with bitter words. The daughter may hear only the anger, but if you listen carefully if you really listen you will hear the love under the anger. "I was worried about you," says the father "because I care and because I love you. You're Important to me."

Om Namah Shivay